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Traditionally arts journalists have started out either as artists who learned to write or as writers who became passionately interested in writing about an art form. The Goldring Arts Journalism Program has been created to meet the varying needs of arts journalists by offering a uniquely flexible combination of courses to meet the educational objectives of each student.
The student will arrive with specialized expertise or declared interest in one of five arts areas - architecture, film, fine arts, music, or theater - and can pursue graduate-level arts courses that deepen that specialized knowledge. Journalism courses will sharpen writing, reporting and research skills.
In addition, through its core courses, the program offers specific training in arts writing as well as opportunities for cross-disciplinary arts learning. For arts journalists, knowledge of multiple art forms has become increasingly important: Contemporary art is frequently cross-disciplinary and broad knowledge of the arts makes an arts journalist a more valuable asset in the competitive environment of today's newsrooms.
Working closely with two advisors - the program director and a faculty member specializing in one of the five arts areas - students identify their educational objectives and create their own unique curriculum of journalism and arts courses.
A career development coordinator in the Newhouse Career Development Center will help graduates of the arts journalism program make the connections that lead to employment. In addition, the Goldring Arts Journalism Advisory Board and the Newhouse Journalists in the Arts groups will offer ongoing mentoring to students. After graduation, students in the program will benefit from the strong Newhouse network of alumni working professionally in the media.